Obama's comments take mosque story national  —  President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to defuse the controversy over his remarks on plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero, insisting that he wasn't endorsing the specific project but making a general plea for religious tolerance toward all.

No, Mr. President  —  Penetrating commentary on President Obama's remarks last night on Islam, 9/11, and Ground Zero is already available.  —  The lawyers at Powerline dissect Obama's high-flown rhetoric: “a classic of brain-dead multiculturalism,” “the ultimate destination of multiculturalism is platitudinous stupidity.”

Hear Washington Speak  —  We now have official Washington's response and take on the President's speech last night stating that Muslim-Americans have every right to build an Islamic center on private property near Ground Zero.  It comes in the form of Politico's ubiquitous and closely followed “Playbook” email.

Crist backs Obama on controversial Islamic center  —  Florida Gov. Charlie Crist backed President Obama Saturday, saying the President's statement on a plan to build a controversial Islamic center and mosque near ground zero was correct.  —  Panama City, Florida (CNN) - In a boost …

3 Republicans Criticize Obama's Endorsement of Mosque  —  WASHINGTON — Three leading Republicans reacted negatively to President Obama's statements in favor of a mosque and Muslim community center whose construction has been proposed for a building near the site formerly occupied by the World Trade Center.

Obama's Finest Moment?  —  Greg Sargent is a left-winger who worked for Editor & Publisher magazine.  When that publication went broke, he caught on as a blogger at the Washington Post.  Today he hailed President Obama's endorsement of Cordoba House as “One of the finest moments of Obama's presidency.”

Obama expands on mosque comments, said he supports ‘the right’ to build  —  Obama said that his statement on Friday didn't express support for the “wisdom” of building a mosque blocks from the 9/11 site.  —  President Obama expanded on his remarks about the mosque planned near ground zero during his trip to Florida Saturday.

Fox Hosts Agree With Obama's Defense Of Mosque: ‘He Has To Stand Up For Our Constitution’  —  Reacting to President Obama's forceful defense of Muslims' rights to build a new Islamic community center near Ground Zero, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) — who believes there are “too many mosques in this country” …

Helpful Tip for Obamaniacs: Turn Off Google's ‘Auto Complete’ Feature Before Searching For Info About Your Hero  —  By way of Moonbattery, it's time once again for “Fun with Google's ‘auto-complete’ feature.”  —  If you're a fan of the president, you might want to just turn it off:  —  That really happens.